Mauricio Avendano Pabon

Mauricio Avendano is an epidemiologist with an interest in the causal impact of social and economic policies on health from a cross-national comparative perspective. He has been closely involved in the design and coordination of the health module of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), a comparative study of 18 countries examining the links between health and the social and economic dimensions of life. His current research integrates econometric and epidemiological approaches to study the impact of social policy on health in Europe and the US. In 2011, he was awarded a Starting Independent Researcher grant from the European Research Council (ERC). His research examines the short- and long-term effects of historical economic fluctuations on health during the last 50 years in 18 countries, exploring potential pathways and the role of welfare policies and institutions.

PhD Epidemiology, 2006, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

MSc Epidemiology, 2005, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Master of Public Health (MPH), 2002, Netherlands School of Public Health/Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands 

BSc (final year) Psychology, 1999. University of London (Goldsmiths College), London, United Kingdom

BSc Psychology, 2000, University of Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia

Peer-reviewed publications:

Van Lenthe FJ, Avendano M, van Beeck EF, Mackenbach JP. Childhood and adulthood socioeconomic position and the hospital-based incidence of hip fractures after 13 years of follow-up: the role of health behaviours. J Epidemiol Community Health 2011.

Soerjomataram I, Barendregt JJ, Gartner C, Kunst A, Moller H, Avendano M. Reducing inequalities in lung cancer incidence through smoking policies. Lung Cancer 2011.

Avendano M, Kawachi I. Invited commentary: the search for explanations of the american health disadvantage relative to the english. Am J Epidemiol 2011;173:866-9.

van den Berg T, Schuring M, Avendano M, Mackenbach J, Burdorf A. The impact of ill health on exit from paid employment in Europe among older workers. Occup Environ Med 2010;67:845-52.

Subramanian SV, Huijts T, Avendano M. Self-reported health assessments in the 2002 World Health Survey: how do they correlate with education? Bull World Health Organ 2010;88:131-8.

Mohd Hairi F, Mackenbach JP, Andersen-Ranberg K, Avendano M. Does socio-economic status predict grip strength in older Europeans? Results from the SHARE study in non-institutionalised men and women aged 50+. J Epidemiol Community Health 2010;64:829-37.

Glymour M, Maselko J, Gilman S, Patton K, Avendano M. Depressive Symptoms Predict Incident Stroke Independently of Memory Impairments. Neurology 2010;In press.

Giskes K, van Lenthe F, Avendano-Pabon M, Brug J. A systematic review of environmental factors and obesogenic dietary intakes among adults: are we getting closer to understanding obesogenic environments? Obes Rev 2010.

Giskes K, Avendano M, Brug J, Kunst AE. A systematic review of studies on socioeconomic inequalities in dietary intakes associated with weight gain and overweight/obesity conducted among European adults. Obes Rev 2010;11:413-29.

Maselko J, Bates LM, Avendano M, Glymour MM. The intersection of sex, marital status, and cardiovascular risk factors in shaping stroke incidence: results from the health and retirement study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2009;57:2293-9.

Glymour MM, Avendano M. Can self-reported strokes be used to study stroke incidence and risk factors?: evidence from the health and retirement study. Stroke 2009;40:873-9.

Eikemo TA, Skalicka V, Avendano M. Variations in relative health inequalities: are they a mathematical artefact? Int J Equity Health 2009;8:32.

DeFries T, Avendano M, Glymour MM. Level and change in cognitive test scores predict risk of first stroke. J Am Geriatr Soc 2009;57:499-505.

Avendano M, Jürges H, Mackenbach JP. Educational level and changes in health across Europe: Longitudinal results from SHARE. Journal of European Social Policy 2009;19:301-16.

Avendano M, Huijts T, Subramanian SV. Re: "Are Americans feeling less healthy? The puzzle of trends in self-rated health". Am J Epidemiol 2009;170:1581-2; author reply 2-3.

Avendano M, Glymour MM, Banks J, Mackenbach JP. Health disadvantage in US adults aged 50 to 74 years: a comparison of the health of rich and poor Americans with that of Europeans. Am J Public Health 2009;99:540-8.

Jurges H, Avendano M, Mackenbach JP. Are different measures of self-rated health comparable? An assessment in five European countries. Eur J Epidemiol 2008;23:773-81.

Huisman M, Van Lenthe F, Avendano M, Mackenbach J. The contribution of job characteristics to socioeconomic inequalities in incidence of myocardial infarction. Soc Sci Med 2008;66:2240-52.

Glymour MM, Defries TB, Kawachi I, Avendano M. Spousal smoking and incidence of first stroke the health and retirement study. Am J Prev Med 2008;35:245-8.

Glymour MM, Avendano M, Haas S, Berkman LF. Lifecourse social conditions and racial disparities in incidence of first stroke. Ann Epidemiol 2008;18:904-12.

de Kok IM, van Lenthe FJ, Avendano M, Louwman M, Coebergh JW, Mackenbach JP. Childhood social class and cancer incidence: Results of the globe study. Soc Sci Med 2008;66:1131-9.

Avendano M, Van Soest A. Measuring pain: issues of interpretation. The Lancet 2008;372:443.

Avendano M, Soerjomataram I. Monitoring trends in acute coronary syndromes: can we use hospital admission registries? Heart 2008;94:1524-5.

Avendano M, Glymour MM. Stroke disparities in older Americans: is wealth a more powerful indicator of risk than income and education? Stroke 2008;39:1533-40.

Avendano M, Glymour M. Obesity doesn't explain U.S.-Europe disparities. Health Aff (Millwood) 2008;27:298.

Glymour MM, Avendano M, Berkman LF. Is the 'stroke belt' worn from childhood?: risk of first stroke and state of residence in childhood and adulthood. Stroke 2007;38:2415-21.

Avendano M, Mackenbach JP. Blood glucose levels: facing a global crisis. Lancet 2006;368:1631-2.

Avendano M, Kunst AE, Huisman M, et al. Socioeconomic status and ischaemic heart disease mortality in 10 western European populations during the 1990s. Heart 2006;92:461-7.

Avendano M, Kawachi I, Van Lenthe F, et al. Socioeconomic status and stroke incidence in the US elderly: the role of risk factors in the EPESE study. Stroke 2006;37:1368-73.

Avendano M, Boshuizen HC, Schellevis FG, Mackenbach JP, Van Lenthe FJ, Van den Bos GA. Disparities in stroke preventive care in general practice did not explain socioeconomic disparities in stroke. J Clin Epidemiol 2006;59:1285-94.

Avendano M. Smoking and inequalities. Lancet 2006;368:1417-8.

Avendano M, Kunst AE, van Lenthe F, et al. Trends in socioeconomic disparities in stroke mortality in six european countries between 1981-1985 and 1991-1995. Am J Epidemiol 2005;161:52-61.

Avendano M, Kunst AE, Huisman M, et al. Educational level and stroke mortality: a comparison of 10 European populations during the 1990s. Stroke 2004;35:432-7.

Selected Book chapters:

Avendano, M., Kok, R., Glymour, M., Berkman, L., Kawachi, I., Kunst, A., et al. 2010. Do Americans Have Higher Mortality Than Europeans Because They Have Higher Excess Mortality at Lower Socioeconomic Levels?: A Comparison of Mortality by Education in the United States and 14 European countries. In E. Crimmins, S. Preston & B. Cohen (Eds.), International Differences in Mortality at Older Ages: Dimensions and Sources. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press.

Avendano, M., & Mackenbach, J. 2010. Life-course health and labour market exit in 13 European countries: Results from SHARELIFE. In A. Börsch-Supan, M. Brandt, K. Hank & M. Schröder (Eds.), The Individual and the Welfare State: Life Histories in Europe. Berlin / Heidelberg: Springer.

Avendano M, Scherpenzeel A, Mackenbach J. 2010. Can biomarkers be collected in an Internet survey? A Pilot Study in the LISS Panel. In: Das M, Ester P, Kaczmirek L, eds. Social and Behavioral Research and the Internet: Advances in Applied Methods and Research Strategies. New York: Routledge Academic.

Avendano M, Mackenbach J. 2008. Changes in Physical Health Among Older Europeans. In: Börsch-Supan A, Brugiavini A, Jürges H, et al., eds. First Results from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (2004-2007). Mannheim: Mannheim Research Institute for the Economics of Aging.